Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 14, 1918
Died
Feb 03, 2010
Place of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Credits
32 titles
John McCallum
Biography
McCallum's father, John Neil McCallum Sr., was a theatre owner and entrepreneur, who built and for many years ran the 2,000 seat Cremorne Theatre on the banks of the Brisbane River. After emigrating from Scotland, McCallum Snr. became an accomplished musician, and was soon heavily involved in Brisbane's entertainment scene. His mother was an accomplished amateur actress who was born in England. In 1918, McCallum Jr. was born in Brisbane during the opening night of a comedy performance. After his birth, a family friend sent his father a wire: 'Congratulations on two howling successes'. McCallum was exposed to acting at a young age: his early childhood was full of backstage encounters at the Cremorne with the wide variety of performers who frequented his father's theatre. Although McCallum and his two younger brothers received their primary school education in the UK, the family returned to Australia once the Great Depression started. His secondary education was at the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane. His early theatrical training was with Barbara Sisely at the Brisbane Repertory Company.
Known For
Filmography
Forever Ealing
Self
Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
Interviewee
Attack Force Z
Executive Producer
The Highest Honour
Executive Producer
Tarka the Otter
Director of Photography
Bailey's Bird
Sir Bernard Kelvin
Nickel Queen
Director
To Build a Fire
Director of Photography
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Producer
Three in One
Introductions
Smiley
Jim Rankin
Port of Escape
Mitch Gillis
Trouble in the Glen
Malcolm
Devil on Horseback
Charles Roberts
Melba
Charles Armstrong
The Long Memory
Supt. Bob Lowther
Trent's Last Case
John Marlowe
Derby Day
Tommy Dillon
The Magic Box
Sitter in Bath Studio
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Larry Burns
Valley of the Eagles
Dr. Nils Ahlen
Traveller's Joy
Reggie Pelham
The Woman in Question
Michael Murray
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
David Howarth
The Calendar
Capt. Garry Anson
Miranda
Nigel
It Always Rains on Sunday
Tommy Swann
Bush Christmas
Narrator (voice)
The Loves of Joanna Godden
Arthur Alce
The Root of All Evil
Joe Bartle
A Son Is Born
John Seldon
A Tailor-Made Man
Butler